Winding machine attachment



May 1-9, 1931. L. F. PHELAN 1,805,595

WINDING MACHINE ATTACHMENT Filed July 21, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l In 'uerzmr 5 Loazlfi F. l helan Attorney M y 19, 1931- L. F. PHELAN 1,805,595

- WINDING MACHINHATTACHMENT Filed July 21, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor .ZJOuzls F..Ph6ld11 Patented May 19, 1931 UNITED STATES LOUIS FRANCIS PHELALL OF. STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT wnxmme MACHINE ATTACHMENT Application filediuly 21 Thepresent invention relates to improvements 1n attachments for wind ng machines and has reference more particularly to a device whereby-rayon, silk, or other material may be unwound directly from the tubes or bobbins onto the cops which are used in the shuttles of a loom in weaving the aforementioned material.

At the present time, the rayon thread which is wound onto a pasteboard tubeor bobbin is unwound from such tube into skeins which are made by or on a skein machine.

7 The skein is then put on a swift and from this swift is unwound through the compensator and through a thread guide ontothe cop for the shuttle. When for example, the

rayon is purchased the rayon mills with the material already wound upon its tube, the

material upon the tube is then unwound therefrom on to-wooden spools, and these wooden spools are placed on a universal winder which has a spool unwinding attachment and the rayon is then unwound from I the spool on to the cop and this cop then goes as into the shuttle. 7

I In eitherof the processes outlined'above the final winding'onto the cop is not uniform l and a resulting cop-under the present methodemployed has numerous knots formed initand each knot tends to produce inferior cloth, in that the cloth shows what is known to the trade as shiners, a l 7 This is especially true in the caseof alpaca;

This handling of the thread tends to rupture the thread and thus causing the cloth that is manufactured to be somewhat inferior. It is therefore one ofthe principal objects of the present invention to provide a device, for attachment to a winding machine that will 40 do away with the necessity of having to unwind the rayon from thetubes into" skeins and then placing the skeins onto the swift and unwinding from the swift onto the cop,

or unwinding fromtube to spools and then to cops.

Theprimary object of the present inven-,

,tion therefore resides in the provision of means whereby the thread that is originally I wound on the tubes by rayon manufacturers can be directly unwound therefrom ontothe erence, characters 1928. serau No. 294,458;

cops to be placed in the shuttle of aloom and used inthe process of making'rayon cloth.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a winding machine attachment of the above mentioned character that can be readilyand easily installed without necessitating any alterations of the parts'of the machine with which the device is associated,

A further object resides in the provision of an attachment of the above mentioned character which includes particular thread guides, and means for adjusting these guides on their supports.

I A further object is to provide an attach ment of the above mentioned character which s simple 1n construction, inexpensive, strong and durable, and further'well adapted tolthe ceeds and when taken in connection with the accomp anying drawings.

in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this'application and wherein like refdesignate like throughout the several views: 1

Figure l is an end elevation of a portion of a winding machine showing my improved attachment mounted thereon, the attachment onone side of the shelf being shown in sectioii, while the attachment on the other side of said shelf is shown in elevation. f

I Figure Qis a vertical sectional view through one ofthe end brackets,'shcwing' the vertically adjustable member for receiving each end of therod secured thereon. F lgure 3:is adeta l perspective view of the sleeve member and the attaching means therefor." r i Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation of the attachment mounted on winding ma chine. p T

Figure 5 is a sectional view, taken approximately onthe line 5 5of Figure 4.

, Eigure 6 is a detail of thethread guide and the supporting means therefor.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodimentofmy invention, the numeral" 1' designates generally in a fragmentary mane parts ner a winding machine of any well known construction and arranged on each side of the machine are the horizontal spindles 2 that have removably arranged thereon the cops 3 onto which are wound the rayon or other material to be used in manufacturing cloth.

Arranged on the machine 1 above the cops on each side thereof are the usual swifts 4, a plurality of these swifts being mounted on each of the shafts 5 to extend longitudinally of the machine and the supporting means for the shafts are shown at 6. As the construction of the swifts forms no salient part of the present invention, a detailed description of the same is thought unnecessary.

Substantially triangular shaped standards 7 are employed to support the bar 8 to which is secured the shaft supporting means 6 as suggested in Figures 1 and 4: of the drawings.

A shelf 9 extends longitudinally of the machine and is supported by the standard 7. The shelf serves no useful purpose other than for receiving waste thread.

My improved attachment comprises a base board 10 that extends longitudinally across the machine along the side edge of the shelf 9 and the base 10 is detachably secured to the adjacent sides of the triangular shaped standards by means of the J-shaped bolts shown at 11. It is of course to be understood that the sides of the triangular shaped standards are of an angle iron construction and the hooked end of the J-bolt engages over one edge of the angle iron standard while the nut 12 is threaded on the threaded end of the belt for engagement with the outer face of the base, as also clearly illustrated in Figure 5.

Outwardly extending brackets, such as are shown at 13, are secured at their inner ends to each outer end of the respective bases, and a laterally disposed flange 14 is disposed on the inner face of each bracket for engagement with the top of the adjacent end of the brace, and appropriate securing means may be driven through the flange into the base. These brackets extend at substantially right angles with respect to the base and the outer end of each bracket is formed with a longitudinal slot designated by the reference character 15 in Figure 2.

A sleeve orsocket member 16 is associated with the outer end of each bracket and the closed end of each sleeve or socket member is formed with a depending arm 17 that is formed with a bolt receiving opening 18, and the arm 17 is adapted for disposition against the inner face of the outer end portion of each bracket. The bolt 19 that extends through the opening 18 is operable within the slot 15 and a nut 20 is threaded on the threaded end of the bolt for engagement with the outer face of each bracket at the slotted end thereof, whereb the sleeve or socket members may be ad ustably secured in any predetermined position on each bracket.

A longitudinally extending rod or rail 21 extends between the brackets 13 associated with each base member and the ends of this rod or rail are removably secured in the opposed socket members or sleeves by set screws 22 that are threaded through transverse openings formed in the top of the socket members as shown at 23.

Secured on the outer face of each base member and extending at right angles with respect thereto are the bobbin supporting spindle 24, the same being arranged in spaced relation with respect to each other at predetermined intervals. A piece of sheep skin wool such as is shown at 25 is secured on the base 10 around the inner end of each spindle for protecting the thread on the inner or lower end of the bobbin or tube placed on each spindle and the invention further comprehends the provision of a porcelain thread guide member 26 for association with each spindle 24, and each of these thread guides is secured to the rod or rail 21 by means of the spring wire unit shown at 27, in Figure 6. This spring wire unit is formed at one end with a U-shaped loop 28 that accommodates an appropriate fastening element driven into the rail or rod 21 and when the fastening means is loosened, the unit 27 may be adjusted longitudinally on the rail. The other end of the wire from which the unit is constructed is bent to form a jaw 29 for receiving the thread guide and the extremity of this end of the wire is disposed laterally within a socket provided therefor in the porcelain thread guide as shown, at 30 in Figure 6.

The purpose of constructing the guide of porcelain is to permit of the easy running and guiding of the threads and prevent rupturing of thread and each thread guide is preferably in alignment with the adjacent bobbin or tube supporting spindle 24, arranged on each base 10.

The rayon is wound on the tubes or bobbins at the factory and the spindles 24 are adapted to receive these bobbins. The thread goes through the thread guide and is thence wound around the adjacent swift by the operator a number of times, preferably five, and then the thread is brought through the compensator 31 and is attached to the cop 3 and when the machine is in operation the thread will be unwound from the bobbin on the spindles 24 directly onto the cops and is then ready for the shuttle in the loom.

The provision of an attachment of the above mentioned character will not only save considerable time and labor but also expense in the operation of the manufacture of rayon cloth or other fabric and furthermore there will not be any possibility of the thread becoming knotted, and also an even and uniform cop will be formed whereby shiners will not be present in the manufactured cloth.

By disposing the bobbin supporting spin- 1 dles at an angleof approximately forty-five degrees, the thread will be properly posi tioned. In certain of the machines now used,

5 the tubes are placed upon the spindles in a perpendicular position, and frequently, When the machine stops, or'the unwinding from the tubes ceases, thethread thereby becomes loose and falls to the bottom and below the tube and catches around the spindle and breaks, or is so tangled that faulty bobbins 1 result and consequently the cloth that is Woven is of an inferior quality.

The simplicity of my attachment enables the same to be readily installed on a winding machine without requiring any alterations and if desired, the winding machine may be used in an'ordinary manner, without bringing into operation my attachment.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that various changes inthe size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a winding machine which includes a plurality of cop receiving spindles and a swift supported above the spindles, an attachment including a base extending longitudinally of the machine be tween the cop receiving spindles and the swift, brackets extending outwardly from the base, rail supporting sockets adjustably mounted on said brackets, a rail supported between said sockets, yarn package support- I 7 ing spindles mounted on said base, yarn guide means on said rail, and respectively including a guide member and a supporting element 40 therefor, and means for adjustably mounting the supporting element on said rail. 1

2. In combination with a winding machine, means for supporting wound yarn packages,

I a rail, means for supporting said rail for adjustment relativeto said supporting means, and thread guide means mounted on'said rail, said last mentioned means including a guide member for the thread, a supporting member provided at one end with means for engaging saidethread guide member, and at the other end with means, to facilitate attachment thereof to said rail for longitudinaladjustment relative to the rail. V I

'3. An attachment for winding machines comprising a base, means for mounting the base on the machine to extend longitudinally thereof, wound yarn package supporting means on said base, brackets mounted on said base, socket members adjustably mounted on 60, said brackets,a guide supporting rail having its ends received in said sockets, and yarn guide means mounted on said rail and adjustablelongitudinally thereof. 7

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. LOUIS FRANCIS PHELAN. 

